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How K–12 Schools Can Create Flexible Seating in the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

A flexible classroom is a learning environment that utilizes an “agile physical setup that will accommodate both independent and group work,” according to a CDW white paper on constructing modern classrooms. Currently, few studies have looked deeply into the benefits of flexible classroom design. Photo: Nick Hagen.

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What Next-Gen Digital Humanities Looks Like

Edsurge

John Unsworth , dean of libraries and professor of English at the University of Virginia, who led the panel, put the total in perspective. She’s the editor of Digital Humanities Quarterly and a professor of the practice of English at Northeastern University, where she also leads the library’s Digital Scholarship Group.

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Will a Netflix Model Work for Textbooks?

Edsurge

Mercier, who’s starting his second year studying business management at City, University of London’s Cass Business School in a couple of weeks, found three of them on a new service called Perlego , a UK-based company which wants to be the Netflix of academic content. And what’s more, students can collaborate on the platform.

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100+ Great Google Classroom Resources for Educators

The CoolCatTeacher

If you need help from an expert, look for Google Certified innovators (like me) who can use that Google Group to get answers quickly from some of the best in the business. (You You have to be a Certified Innovator to have access to the group, but there are Google Plus groups out there too.). Library Hi Tech News , 32 (9), 1-3.

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Will the real Montessori please stand up?

The Hechinger Report

Related: Rival studies shed light on the merits of a Montessori education. Trained teachers: Teachers should be trained in the age group they teach by a teacher-preparation program accredited by the Montessori Accreditation Council for Teacher Education. We don’t know what they are.”. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report.

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Beginning Our Winter Around the World Projects

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

Ramseyer’s 2nd grade class, we focused on winter in Athens, GA using notes from her husband Craig, who is studying to be a meteorologist. Ramseyer let students group themselves into groups of 4. Each group needed 2 authors and 2 illustrators. After the library visit, Ms.

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Pearson, Efficacy, Credibility, and OER

Iterating Toward Openness

Just-in: @Pearson has just pubd white paper on their #Revel platform, as CEO @johnfallon committed. When students who can’t afford their textbooks have to borrow them from friends or check them out from the library, they’re likely receiving an insufficient dose or duration of use. Ray Henderson (@readmeray) October 14, 2015.

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